Take 2 Tylenol and call me in the morning–

For those of you too young to remember, you can thank the guy who jimmied a Tylenol bottle and corrupted it for the “safety caps” you now contend with. Now Tylenol has been smeared again. This time they deserve it.

Sell, sell in every fashion. Hang the consumer. Drop a little in this med and a little in that. Consumers trust it. Why? Because doctors and hospitals, particularly hospitals, push it like—-well, you know. Aspirin? Oh, no, that “can” cause stomach upset. At least stomach upset gives off a sign an organ is affected, unlike Tylenol when it has moved into your liver on the witness protection program.

Why did this happen? Who knows? Want a guess? Its closest competitor, Aspirin, one of our historic drugs, was cheap, very cheap, and trusted. The aspirin companies had no need to comp doctors and hospitals to push their product. Sometimes it just pays to trust your gut–especially if it is not burning like hellfire every time you swallow a forbidden pill.

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As you know, I have been refusing Tylenol for over twenty years by saying I was allergic to it even though I could see that it actually made some doctors angry. And just a few months ago I tried to talk my daughter out of using Nyquil.

You are so right about me loving your blog on the subject.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I’ve long thought it time we got rid of those shotgun medications that have a little of everything in them, including Tylenol.

I remember the poisoning of the Tylenol. The guy was probably on to something there. I also remember the subject of Tylenol and liver blowouts coming up a few years ago and being allowed to die out, so to speak. When I worked as a pharmacy tech we had a number of Vicodin addicts on the verge of blowing their livers by taking too much Vicodin (which is loaded with acetaminophen/Tylenol).

I’m an aspirin gal, if I take anything at all. I just don’t trust anything else.

Oh, no I am disgustingly healthy, will probably decimate my 401K with longevity. But my kids tell me to use it all. 🙂 Have had eye problems, but received miraculous reversal of scary prognosis. It’s just that Tylenol has finally been exposed as lurking in too many meds and can cause overdoses, playing havock with patients’ livers.

I’m also out of the loop on this one. Probably comes from being out the door with the dogs by 6 and on the road to the office at 7, then working until 5 and collapsing in the ez chair once I get home.

There’s new research out about Tylenol? Is there a handy link? I have some in the medicine cabinet, but my painkiller of choice remains homebrew, administered in doses of 1-2 bottles with dinner at night …

Beda, Both your Aunts, say the same thing about Tylenol.
It never did a thing for us….so we take Advil. I know the
Dr. says it could cause bleeding later…but, it sure relieves
the pain. I very seldom have to take any and would rather
get rid of the pain.